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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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